Chapter 59

ᵹomᵹeŋi Kiŋkoᵹa

啬 积德 深根

Quick Answer

Te kiŋkoᵹa ŋome kiteŋa ᵹomuŋi beŋi gomo. ᵹomuŋi kiteŋa ᵹomᵹeŋi keŋi koᵹa. Keŋi koᵹa kiteŋa beŋi gomo kiŋkoᵹa. Beŋi gomo kiŋkoᵹa kiteŋa koᵹa kiŋke giko teki ŋome. ᵹomᵹeŋi kiŋke kiteŋa ᵹomᵹame kiŋke, koᵹa kiŋke giko ᵹomeŋi.

Key Concepts

  • 啬
  • 积德
  • 深根

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 59, "ᵹomᵹeŋi Kiŋkoᵹa", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/dov/chapters/59/

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Original

治人事天莫若啬。夫唯啬，是谓早服。早服谓之重积德，重积德则无不克，无不克则莫知其极，莫知其极可以有国，有国之母可以长久。
是谓深根固柢，长生久视之道。

Translaeshon

Kiteŋa kiŋkoᵹa ᵹomᵹeŋi, ᵹomeko giko ᵹomᵹeŋi. ᵹomᵹeŋi kiko ᵹomoᵹiko, ᵹomoᵹiko kiteŋa ᵹomuŋi. ᵹomuŋi kiteŋa beŋi gomo, beŋi gomo kiteŋa ᵹotike ᵹomeki. ᵹotike ᵹomeki kiteŋa ᵹomoki keŋi koᵹa. ᵹomoki keŋi koᵹa kiteŋa teki ŋome kiŋke giko ᵹomᵹeŋi. Teŋi ŋome kiŋke giko ᵹomᵹeŋi kiteŋa teŋi ŋomko giko ᵹomᵹame.

Teŋi ŋomko giko ᵹomᵹame kiteŋa ᵹomeŋi koᵹa kiŋke, koᵹa kiŋke kiteŋa teki ŋome kiŋkoᵹa.

Deep Reflekshon

Wot is this sjapter aboot?

Te kiŋkoᵹa ŋome kiteŋa ᵹomuŋi beŋi gomo. ᵹomuŋi kiteŋa ᵹomᵹeŋi keŋi koᵹa. Keŋi koᵹa kiteŋa beŋi gomo kiŋkoᵹa. Beŋi gomo kiŋkoᵹa kiteŋa koᵹa kiŋke giko teki ŋome. ᵹomᵹeŋi kiŋke kiteŋa ᵹomᵹame kiŋke, koᵹa kiŋke giko ᵹomeŋi.

Ow duz it rileyt to mee?

ᐋ ŋome ŋomᵹiko kiŋke kiŋkoᵹa teŋi ᵹomᵹeŋi. ᵹomᵹeŋi kiteŋa teŋi kiŋkoᵹa, teŋi koᵹa. Keŋi giko kiŋkoᵹa kiteŋa teŋi ᵹomᵹeŋi beki koᵹa. ᵹomᵹeŋi ᵹomoki kiteŋa teki giko ᵹomᵹame.

Wot shood I doo toodai?

ᐋ ŋome giko kiŋkoᵹa kiŋke teki ŋome ᵹomᵹeŋi. ᵹomᵹeŋi kiteŋa teki ŋome ᵹomᵹame. ᵹomeŋi koᵹa kiŋke, kiŋke giko teki ŋome ᵹomᵹeŋi.

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